terreplein
IPA: tˈɛrʌpɫˈin
noun
- (obsolete military) The sloping earthen embankment behind a defensive wall.
- (military) The level platform atop a wall, typically protected by a parapet and (strictly) distinguished from the slightly higher banquette used by its defenders.
- (military) Any level base used by artillery in the field.
- (civil engineering) Any earthen embankment with a broad level top, such as those used for a canal elevated above a valley floor.
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Examples of "terreplein" in Sentences
- Around the seaward side of the manning parade runs the terreplein.
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